Barra-Roddjiba (The Kids) Future—Maningrida

Barra-Roddjiba (The Kids) Future—Maningrida is Grand Trine Creative's latest project, delivered in partnership with the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation 'Yellow Shirts' crew. The Yellow Shirts team worked with young people to explore themes such as the importance of going to school every day.

The Barra-Rodjiba Engagement Crew, 'Yellow Shirts,' is an engagement-focused community service branch of The Bawinanga Corporation. Yellow Shirts focuses on positive youth engagement in and out of school. They work mainly with school-aged youth and their families to support them holistically in engaging in school and other activities and attending regularly! They want to create a supportive and nurturing environment to grow the Barra-Rodjiba (Kids/ young people) strong and proud and for the next generation to develop, grow, and carry on the culture!


Supporters of the project that we would like to thank are:

Maningrida College

NJA-MARLÉYA CULTURAL LEADERS AND JUSTICE GROUP

KUNIBIDJI COUNTRY, MANINGRIDA COMMUNITY

Barra-rodjiba Engagement Crew,

Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation


Lyrics: Barra-Roddjiba (The Kids) Future—Maningrida

Intro (Dallas Woods)

Yooo. Big shout out to all my people out there

All the mob from bottom camp

New sub, Side Camp 1 and 2.

Top camp where you at ahh

Middle Road, and all the homelands around here,

This the real RSAS Grida nation

Going all around the nation

Brah Brah



Verse 1 (Jerome, Davo, Edward, Junior, Ricky, Jamasiah) Boys

Be Cool

Send your kids to school

Mum and dads don’t be cruel

Don’t act like a fool

send us kids school

Don’t stay up all night

Us kids wanna shine bright

Dream big aim for the sky

When life is rough when life is tough

Find your way to go to school every day

Be Nuff Ahy

Education is creating (Calum McKenzie)

Leaders of the next generation. (Calum McKenzie)

I’m patiently Waiting. (Calum McKenzie)

So come on the brus, hop on the bus (Calum McKenzie)

So when you grow up (Calum McKenzie)

They’ll be thinking about us. (Calum McKenzie)

Cause we know what we need. (Calum McKenzie)

Just some opportunities (Calum McKenzie)

and support to chase out our dream (Calum McKenzie)

Learn to write and read. (Calum McKenzie)

So we can succeed. (Calum McKenzie)

And be the ones to lead. (Calum McKenzie)

Education is the key (Calum McKenzie)


(Chorus)

Go to school go to school

School is good for you

Barra-Roddjiba (All the Kids)

Delapa-yerrcha (All The Kids)


Go to school go to school

School is cool for you

Barra-Roddjiba (All the Kids)

Delapa-yerrcha (All The Kids)



Verse 2 (Girls)

Calling out to all the To’s, Dhukurri of this land. (Tikia)

You got us all dreaming to be the best we can (Tikia)

When the yellow shirts visit your home. (Tikia)

Listen for the tunes pumping on the road. (Tikia)

Sissy’s on the bus, Guwa time to go (LULU)

Get your stuff and go go go (LULU)

From the Middle Road, homelands, Bottom camp too LULU)

New sub, Side Camp 1 and 2. ((LULU)

Yellow shirt crew are here for you (Roquelle)

When you hear the bus you know what to do. Roquelle)

Come ride with the barra-roddjiba crew. (Justina)

Rain hail or shine, it’s learning time, (Justina)

Go to school, Time to power your mind. (Lakita)

Jump off the bus through the rainbow gate. (Lakita)

If we wanna get smart and we want to go far (Candice)

Listen up and respect ya, teacher, (Candice)



(Chorus)

Go to school go to school

School is good for you

Barra-Roddjiba (All the Kids)

Delapa-yerrcha (All The Kids)



Go to school go to school

School is cool for you

Barra-Roddjiba (All the Kids)

Delapa-yerrcha (All The Kids)



Brah , Ohhhh. (Dallas Woods)



Salt Water Top End All my Yolngu mob out there (Dallas Woods)



Traditional Owner Joseph Diddo (Traditional) - Karrbada